Ŵ

Ŵ U+0174, Ŵ LATIN CAPITAL LETTER W WITH CIRCUMFLEX Composition: W [U+0057] + ◌̂ [U+0302] ← ų [U+0173] Latin Extended-A ŵ → [U+0175]

Chichewa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /β̞/

Letter

Ŵ (lower case ŵ)

1. (rare) A letter of the Chichewa alphabet, written in the Latin script.

Welsh

Pronunciation

• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /ˈuː/

Letter

Ŵ (lower case ŵ)

1. The letter W, marked for its long stressed pronunciation, either in a monosyllabic word or in the final syllable of a polysyllabic word.

Usage notes

• In practice, this letter also takes on the function of Ẅ, namely to indicate the syllabic vocalic pronunciation of the vowel distinct from adjacent vowels e.g. dŵad, sŵau rather than expected *dẅad, *sẅau. This is not the case for other circumflex-marked vowels.